From the moment I saw their bottles standing side by side I knew I wanted to combine Morgan Taylor New York State of Mind and Different Dimension Orbital in one manicure.Both polishes are black jelly-based and both sport blue and pink glitter...For more thoughts and separate swatches of New York State of Mind go under the jump.

Different Dimension Orbital has a sheer black jelly base, so be ready to either apply a few coats or use undies, like I did here (one coat of Orbital over 1 coat of a black creme). The multi-sized glitters in pink, blue and lilac with a touch of holo really achieve the effect similar to the photos of outer space.

Morgan Taylor New York State of Mind is a black jelly base chock full of microglittes in pink, blue and gold. It's quite dense, so if you'd like to wear it on its own, be sure to apply thin coats. I got plenty of glitter in just one coat over black undies and it didn't require much smoothing - 1 thin coat of topcoat was plenty. I love how the sparkle is always visible in this one!